AHMEDABAD: The growing auto industry in Gujarat has caught the fancy of tyre makers. The latest to jump on to the bandwagon is Vee Rubber group, the Thailand-based company that has chosen Vithalapur to set up its first plant in India.

Vee Rubber group has decided to set up 10,000 units per day manufacturing facility, which is coming up in close vicinity of Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India (HMSI) in Vithalapur, about 90 km from Ahmedabad. The company has also filed Industrial Entrepreneurial Memorandum (IEM) with the central government. Currently, Vee Rubber operates three large plants on the outskirts of Bangkok.

City-based consultancy firm VMS has been roped by Vee Rubber for design and procurement of the plant. "The company is going to start the construction in next couple of weeks," said sources close to the development.

However, total project cost could not be ascertained. In the first phase, the company would make tyres for bicycle and two-wheelers and later on tyres for four wheelers.